diff --git a/src/wren_vm.c b/src/wren_vm.c
index 0984d956..b0165886 100644
--- a/src/wren_vm.c
+++ b/src/wren_vm.c
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ static void methodNotFound(WrenVM* vm, ObjFiber* fiber, int symbol, ObjClass* cl
 {
   char message[100];
 
-  snprintf(message, 100, "Receiver '%s' does not implement method '%s'.",
+  snprintf(message, 100, "%s does not implement method '%s'.",
            classObj->name->value,
            vm->methods.names.data[symbol]);
 
diff --git a/test/inheritance/do_not_inherit_static_methods.wren b/test/inheritance/do_not_inherit_static_methods.wren
index 16bb4abf..b19f7a21 100644
--- a/test/inheritance/do_not_inherit_static_methods.wren
+++ b/test/inheritance/do_not_inherit_static_methods.wren
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ class Foo {
 
 class Bar is Foo {}
 
-Bar.methodOnFoo // expect runtime error: Receiver does not implement method 'methodOnFoo'.
+Bar.methodOnFoo // expect runtime error: Bar metaclass does not implement method 'methodOnFoo'.
diff --git a/test/method/not_found.wren b/test/method/not_found.wren
index 13ae2a42..3e26a186 100644
--- a/test/method/not_found.wren
+++ b/test/method/not_found.wren
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 class Foo {}
 
-(new Foo).someUnknownMethod // expect runtime error: Receiver does not implement method 'someUnknownMethod'.
+(new Foo).someUnknownMethod // expect runtime error: Foo does not implement method 'someUnknownMethod'.
diff --git a/test/method/static_method_not_found.wren b/test/method/static_method_not_found.wren
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd58d155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/method/static_method_not_found.wren
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+class Foo {}
+
+Foo.bar // expect runtime error: Foo metaclass does not implement method 'bar'.
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